Pakistan is agricultural country. Nearly 62% of the country’s population
resides in rural areas, and is directly or indirectly linked
with agriculture for their livelihood. Pakistan has very low forest
cover; about 5.17% of total land area is covered by forests,
5% of which is protected. In order to reduce pressure on natural
forests, national forest policy call for promotion of alternate energy
resources including energy plantations, micro-hydropower generation,
bio-gas, solar and wind energy, liquid petroleum gas (LPG)
and natural gas shall be promoted in critical mountain ecosystems.
Fuel efficient cooking stoves and energy efficient houses shall be
promoted throughout the country.